1995 Lancaster City Council election

The 1995 Lancaster City Council election took place on 4 May 1995 to elect members of Lancaster City Council in Lancashire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections in England.

1995 Lancaster City Council election
4 May 1995 (1995-05-04)
All 60 seats to Lancaster City Council
31 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank
Party Labour Conservative MB Independent
Seats before 23 15
Seats won 33 13 10
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 2
Popular vote 45,544 15,964
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Independents
Seats before 7
Seats won 4
Seat change Decrease 3
Popular vote 10,584

Summary

Election result

1995 Lancaster City Council
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  MB Independent 10 36.6
  Labour 55 33 10 Increase 10 45,544
  Conservative 34 13 1 3 Decrease 2 15,964
  Liberal Democrats 15 4 0 3 Decrease 3 10,584
  Independent 0

Ward Results

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Alexandra

Alexandra (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Smith G. Ms.* 1,055 25.7
Labour Beckingham D.* 982 24.0
Labour Trevor Tattersall 963 23.5
Independent Wilson M. 377 9.2
Independent Toulmin H. 364 8.9
Independent Wilson-Taylor F. 357 8.7
Turnout 4,098
Labour hold
Labour gain from Independent
Labour hold

Arkholme

Arkholme (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kirkby V. Ms.* 386 66.0
Liberal Democrats Anthony Saville 199 34.0
Turnout 585 45.1
Conservative hold

Bolton-Le-Sands

Bolton-Le-Sands (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Keith Budden 739 29.3
Conservative Arthur Briggs* 524 20.8
Labour Robinson D. 431 17.1
Liberal Democrats Mellor P. 424 16.8
Conservative Parkes G.* 404 16.0
Turnout 2,522 43.5
Independent gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Bulk

Bulk (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ian Barker* 1,957 28.8
Labour Abbott Bryning* 1,916 28.2
Labour Jean Elizabeth Yates* 1,765 26.0
Liberal Democrats Gee A. 251 3.7
Green Kembery H. Ms. 229 3.4
Liberal Democrats Livesley C. Ms. 207 3.0
Conservative Taylor E. Ms. 175 2.6
Green McQuillan L. Ms. 158 2.3
Green McQuillan M. 130 1.9
Turnout 6,788 46.3
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Carnforth

Carnforth (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edna Jones* 952 35.1
Labour Morgan M. Ms.* 826 30.5
Independent Bond K. 606 22.4
Independent Turner F. 326 12.0
Turnout 2,710 36.4
Labour hold
Labour hold

Castle

Castle (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Henig* 1,539 20.1
Labour Rye P.* 1,530 20.0
Labour Sutton J.* 1,518 19.8
Green Gina Dowding 912 11.9
Green Jon Barry 653 8.5
Green Marshall G. 567 7.4
Conservative Rickels A. 315 4.1
Conservative Birdi J. 311 4.1
Conservative Shapland K. Ms. 307 4.0
Turnout 7,652 46.1
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Caton

Caton (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Patricia Quinton* 952 31.3
Liberal Democrats Gorst H. Ms.* 937 30.8
Conservative Joan Jackson 502 16.5
Conservative Michael Jackson 460 15.1
Labour Thomas Penney 194 6.4
Turnout 3,045 56.3
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Ellel

Ellel (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Helen Helme 613 21.4
Conservative Huddleston E. Ms.* 602 21.0
Labour William Glaister 545 19.0
Labour Glaister D. Ms. 544 19.0
Liberal Democrats Hewer W. 284 9.9
Liberal Democrats Gilbert P. Ms. 278 9.7
Turnout 2,866 47.3
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Halton-With-Aughton

Halton-With-Aughton (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Paul Woodruff 413 43.9
Conservative Towers H.* 355 37.8
Labour Waterhouse I. 172 18.3
Turnout 940 51.1
Independent gain from Conservative

Harbour

Harbour (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley D.* 1,003 31.1
Labour Bush E. Ms. 872 27.0
Independent Neale A. 487 15.1
Independent Neale M. Ms. 418 13.0
Conservative Ken Brown 271 8.4
Independent Labour Woods I. Ms. 176 5.5
Turnout 3,227 43.0
Labour hold
Labour gain from Independent

Heysham Central

Heysham Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Joyce Taylor* 1,014 39.0
Independent Geoffrey Knight 757 29.1
Labour Mackenzie J. 375 14.4
Conservative Briggs-Allen F.* 300 11.5
Independent Greenham C. 155 6.0
Turnout 2,601 49.8
Independent hold
Independent gain from Conservative

Heysham North

Heysham North (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janice Hanson 526 22.1
MB Independent Mavis Newton* 510 21.4
Labour Fletcher M. Ms. 490 20.6
Independent Bird A. 456 19.2
Independent Pearson B.* 396 16.7
Turnout 2,378 42.6
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold

Heysham South

Heysham South (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Roberts A. 1,345 19.6
Labour Albert Hayden Thornton 1,281 18.7
Labour Thompson R. 1,250 18.2
Independent Morris P. 880 12.8
Independent Morris L.* 833 12.2
Independent Stones E. Ms. 805 11.7
Conservative Michael Donald Huett 420 6.1
Independent Walne D. 40 0.6
Turnout 6,854
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Independent
Labour gain from Independent

Hornby

Hornby (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hannah G.* 376 48.6
Liberal Democrats McCreesh J. 246 31.8
Labour Shaw J. Ms. 151 19.5
Turnout 773 51.3
Conservative hold

John O'Gaunt

John O'Gaunt (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Patrick Kavanagh* 1,749 25.2
Labour Newman R. Ms. 1,586 22.9
Labour Mary Blamire* 1,540 22.2
Liberal Democrats Basaj E. Ms. 483 7.0
Conservative Theobald K. 400 5.8
Conservative Thompson W. Ms. 380 5.5
Green Ainsworth A. 288 4.2
Green Toms A. 260 3.8
Green Deacon W. Ms. 242 3.5
Turnout 6,928 42.5
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Kellet

Kellet (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Shuttleworth H. Ms.* 430 64.6
Labour Robin G. 236 35.4
Turnout 666 44.4
Conservative hold

Overton

Overton (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Rainford M. Ms.* 580 65.2
Conservative Williams B. Ms. 309 34.8
Turnout 889 35.7
Independent hold

Parks

Parks (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roberts A. 606 22.4
Conservative Race J. Ms.* 579 21.4
MB Independent June Ashworth* 442 16.3
Labour Houghton L. 383 14.1
Independent Haigh P. Ms. 357 13.2
Liberal Democrats Blackwell J. 341 12.6
Turnout 2,708 47.8
Conservative gain from Independent
Conservative hold

Poulton

Poulton (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MB Independent Patricia Heath* 580 16.3
Conservative Shirley Burns* 576 16.2
Labour Terrie Metcalfe 554 15.6
MB Independent Evelyn Archer* 504 14.2
Independent O'Brien N. Ms. 500 14.1
Independent Crookall A. 403 11.3
Independent Evans M. 312 8.8
Green Edward T. 122 3.4
Turnout 3,551 35.0
MB Independent hold
Conservative hold
Labour gain from MB Independent

Scotforth East

Scotforth East (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eileen Blamire 1,296 16.9
Labour Robert Clark* 1,233 16.1
Labour Kay A. 1,182 15.4
Independent Janie Kirkman 988 12.9
Liberal Democrats John Gilbert* 933 12.2
Liberal Democrats Bird D. Ms. 906 11.8
Conservative Cowperthwaite R. 377 4.9
Independent Niven M. Ms. 377 4.9
Independent Rigby R. 364 4.8
Turnout 7,656 40.1
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Scotforth West

Scotforth West (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sheila Denwood 1,255 20.8
Labour Fearnley J.* 1,105 18.3
Labour Rogers C. 1,083 18.0
Conservative Sykes D. 574 9.5
Conservative Cumpsty A. 561 9.3
Independent Shingler T. 560 9.3
Liberal Democrats Gardner D. Ms. 310 5.1
Green Power A. Ms. 306 5.1
Liberal Democrats Hewer C. Ms. 272 4.5
Turnout 6,026 45.5
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Silverdale

Silverdale (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Greenwell J. Ms. 580 57.9
Conservative Butterworth M. Ms.* 422 42.1
Turnout 1,002 58.1
Liberal Democrats hold

Skerton Central

Skerton Central (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Janet Horner* 1,078 45.4
Labour Charles Grattan* 1,060 44.6
Conservative Hirst R. 170 7.2
Green Prall G. 68 2.9
Turnout 2,376 41.4
Labour hold
Labour hold

Skerton East

Skerton East (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lodge J.* 879 37.6
Labour Orriss L.* 854 36.5
Conservative Val Outram 248 10.6
Liberal Democrats Mitchell D. 244 10.4
Green Langford W. Ms. 114 4.9
Turnout 2,339 43.7
Labour hold
Labour hold

Skerton West

Skerton West (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dawson T.* 1,244 33.4
Labour Broad C. Ms. 1,135 30.5
Conservative Taylor J. Ms.* 819 22.0
Liberal Democrats Mick Varey 375 10.1
Green Jones T. 146 3.9
Turnout 3,719 58.3
Labour hold
Labour hold

Slyne-With-Hest

Slyne-With-Hest (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rostron S. Ms.* 812 35.5
Conservative Wilcox F.* 707 30.9
Liberal Democrats Acres I. Ms. 530 23.2
Green Clark S. Ms. 239 10.4
Turnout 2,288 52.8
Conservative hold
Conservative hold

Torrisholme

Torrisholme (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Kay A. Ms. 785 19.0
Conservative Deighton B.* 685 16.6
Conservative England L. 644 15.6
Liberal Democrats Barker B. 629 15.2
Independent Webster W. 580 14.0
Independent Herron A. 517 12.5
Labour Thomas Penney 297 7.2
Turnout 4,137 59.6
Liberal Democrats hold
Conservative hold

Victoria

Victoria (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
MB Independent Geoffrey Wilson* 1,781 27.2
MB Independent Baxter N. 1,578 24.1
MB Independent Mark Turner 1,565 23.9
Labour Lucas B. 555 8.5
Labour Hurst S. 535 8.2
Labour Trevor Tattersall 523 8.0
Turnout 6,537 52.4
Independent hold
Independent hold
Independent hold

Warton

Warton (1 seat)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wood D.* 610 57.4
Liberal Democrats Holmes B. Ms. 418 39.4
Green Harrison D. 34 3.2
Turnout 1,062 56.9
Conservative hold

References

  1. ↑ "Lancaster Council Election Results 1973-2011" (PDF). Election Centre. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
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